June 13, 2000

Sponsor Plunge In Festivals

From Tim Richardson, Director of Plunge

The short movie Plunge (shot on S-VHS and edited with computer editing systems) has been in the works for the past two years, and a great many people have become interested in its production and have followed its progress over the years.  Plunge's tiny budget came from some of the profits of the film Revelations, but mostly from my personal contributions.  There has been enough funding to carry it through production and some marketing, but it has always been our hopes to get this amazingly little film shown at film and video festivals across the country.  This is where we could use your help.

Festival costs for short films cost anywhere from $10 to $50.  We would like to get Plunge seen by as many people as possible, and the more festivals it is entered into, the more likely that is to happen.  Of course, there are no guarantees that it will get accepted.

We would like to set up a "sponsorship" which would involve the support of the film's fans and help get it into more festivals than we could finance on our own.  For a $25 contribution you will receive a VHS copy of Plunge, promotional items, and your name will be listed on the Plunge website and in our programs as a Sponsor.  This will help greatly in defraying many of the costs related to festivals, including postage and the printing of press packages (still photos, cast list and story synopsis). The film itself will be complete in September 2000 and ready for distribution. It will run around 20 minutes.

We are very proud of how the movie looks, thanks to the smart script by Michael Kouroubetes, the wonderful cast and crew, and especially Joe Scheibelhut who plays the lead role of Karson.  It was a pleasure for me to direct.

Please let me know if you are interested. The sooner we get some additional sponsors, the sooner we can strategize which festivals we can afford to enter. 

I hope to add a running list of festivals we are interested in this summer.  I will add them to this page or link to them.  E-mail me if you have any questions regarding Plunge or  sponsorships at plunge@rpstudios.net.

Thank you for your support!

Tim

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